Kim Davis Denied This Gay Man A Marriage License, And Now He May Run Against Her

Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk whose steadfast opposition to same-sex marriage made her a darling of Christian conservatives, may draw a re-election opponent next year that again puts her in the national spotlight.

He did not immediately respond to a request for comment from HuffPost.

Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver, who represented Davis during the battle over the marriage licenses, told AP his client “doesn’t have any major concerns” about the 2018 election. “She loves her job and she loves the people,” he said.

Davis was briefly jailed for contempt of court over her refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses. She was released under the condition that she not interfere with the issuance of the licenses by deputy county clerks.

Mihet, who is a Romanian native, and Davis reportedly held conferences in several cities in an effort to persuade local politicians to support amending the country’s constitutional definition of family, which would, in turn, rule out the possibility of legalizing same-sex marriage. A national referendum on that proposal is expected before year’s end.

Kim Davis Denied This Gay Man A Marriage License, And Now He May Run Against Her

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Vice-President Elect Mike Pence

During his time as governor of Indiana, Pence&nbsp;<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/26/indiana-governor-mike-pence-anti-gay-bill_n_6947472.html">supported LGBTQ discrimination</a> under the banner of religious freedom and laid the groundwork for <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-pence-indiana-hiv_us_57f53b9be4b002a7312022ef">a massive HIV outbreak</a> in his state by slashing public health funding and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/08/us/politics/mike-pence-needle-exchanges-indiana.html" target="_blank">opposing needle exchange efforts</a>, believing that they promoted drug use.&nbsp;<br><br>There's no telling just yet what "<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-mike-pence-be-the-most-powerful-vice-president-ever/" target="_blank">the most powerful vice president ever</a>&rdquo; will do in terms of rolling back or slowing progress of LGBTQ rights, but the outlook is certainly not good.&nbsp;<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-pence-assault-lgbtq-equality_us_58275a17e4b02d21bbc8ff9b">Read more here</a>.